Total Crime Rate
169.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hockley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hockley Road (ST14 8DD) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 214.4% higher than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hockley Road (ST14 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bunting Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bunting Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunting Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunting Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunting Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picknalls | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picknalls | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picknalls | Under investigation |
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